My birth brought death to my mother, and my father grew to hate me for it, leaving me vulnerable to the abuse of my stepmother and stepsister. My mere appearance served as a constant reminder to my stepmother of the woman my father once loved the most - my mother. Consumed by jealousy, she relentlessly sought to destroy my life, but will she succeed? "Sign this contract, become my Luna, and after the contract term ends, you will receive generous rewards and freedom." "What do I need to do during the contract? Sleep with you?" "You just need to play the role of my Luna. We will only pretend to be a couple in public, and there's no need for marking each other," "It seems arrogance is indeed a common trait among every Alpha," "What?" "Alpha Logan, what makes you think I would readily accept your proposal?" I continued, my voice now laced with a mix of anger and defiance. "Just because I'm a wolf-less unwanted daughter? Or do you think you're so noble and handsome that I should be grateful and accept your offer for a large sum of money?" "I didn't mean it like that," he stumbled. I once thought the man who saved me was just an insignificant nobody, but little did I know he was the most ruthless Alpha on the entire continent, responsible for killing his own Mate. What stunned me was that he wanted me to become his Luna?!
Cynthia's POV
"Oh my god, what is Cynthia wearing? She should know better! She's an Alpha's daughter, for goodness sake!"
"She's so pathetic. Is she that poor that she had to wear a nightgown to attend the party?"
"If I were here, I'd be too ashamed to show my face in that rag."
They made sure I heard my comments by saying them through the pack link for everyone to hear and chime in. I've grown accustomed to the cold ridicule of those around me, but I couldn't help but look down at my dress after hearing their words.
The dress wasn't as outrageous as they claimed, but it wasn't high quality either. It was a birthday present I bought for myself on my 18th birthday last year. It was all I could afford.
It used to fit perfectly, but after a year of hard labor, I lost weight, and now the dress hangs loosely on my frame.
The commotion of those that ridiculed me caught the attention of Silver Bow Pack's prized possession, Nancy, my step-sister.
She was like a high and mighty princess, with she-wolves attempting to win her favor and a crowd of warriors vying for her attention. When she noticed me looking at her, she raised her head proudly, smiled smugly at me, and mouthed the word "shame" at me.
I returned her fake smile and flipped her off as a birthday gift.
Seeing her humiliated expression, my fake smile became a little more genuine.
Satisfied, I turned around and took the plate from beside me. I started picking delicious foods from the buffet that was set up on the table. As I was searching for a quiet place to sit after making my plate, my plate was suddenly taken from me.
I looked up to see Nancy's friend Ada glaring at me. "Cynthia, I want you to apologize to Nancy right now!" she growled in my face.
I looked at her coldly and calmly say, "You have no right to command me."
Nancy's flunkies saw what Ada did, and quickly spoke up to to aid her in harassing me.
"Apologize! You have no right to ruin Miss Nancy's 18th birthday party! You've already killed your mother and shamed the pack. Haven't you done enough?"
"That's right! Miss Nancy is so kind. She was kind and merciful enough to invite you. How dare you offend her!"
"Kind?" I scoffed before turning to the she-wolf who last spoke. "If she were really so kind, she wouldn't have threatened to destroy the necklace my mother left me to force me to attend this stupid party. She only invited me to continue to torment me!"
Afraid of what I might say next, Ada immediately interrupted.
"Nancy would do no such thing! That is slander! If you don't apologize, I'll tell Alpha Aiden about this. He won't be merciful for insulting his daughter on her birthday!"
Hearing Alpha Aiden's name made my heart ache as I fought back tears.
The man who gave me life and whom I once called my father allowed my stepmother Luna Sandra and my stepsister Nancy to force me into the basement and treat me like a slave. He stood by and did nothing as they trampled on my will to live. I only anticipate more suffering from him now.
I snatched the plate from Ada's hands, much to her surprise, and growled, "Tell him. Now, get out of my way."
Although Ada was infuriated, she could do nothing in front of everyone. She had to continue with the facade that she and Nancy were such kind she-wolves. The thought of that almost turned me off my food.
I found an empty corner near the door and sat there to enjoy my food. It was delicious. It was food that I rarely got to eat.
Suddenly, a glass of champagne was placed in front of me. I looked up from my food and saw a skinny man before me. He has dark circles under his eyes, which makes him look like a drug addict. His scent confirmed that he was and hadn't bathed in a few days.
"I'm Mike. What's your name?" he asked.
His eyes wandered lustfully over my body. I was repulsed by his leering stare.
"You don't know who I am. You shouldn't be talking to me," I said, moving away from the champagned he offered me and take a sip of the drink I made for myself.
"I know you're Cynthia. You're the 19-year-old she-wolf that hasn't shifted," he said.
I unconsciously clenched my fists at being humiliated so effortless by a stranger.
He continued, studying my face and body. "You must have found it difficult to attend this party wearing such cheap clothing."
"What do you want?" I asked, looking at him in disapproval.
"I've slept with all kinds of women but never with an Alpha's daughter. I wonder how you taste? You're probably still a virgin," Mike said and took a deep inhale of my scent, "Definitely a virgin, but I don't mind. Virgins are so much better than women already broken in." He licks his lips in anticipation and I wanted to vomit at the idea of him touching me. He hands me a room key. "You're so beautiful. I'm willing to give you a chance to make your life easier. You don't need to do anything, just tend to all my needs."
I felt more humiliated by his words than by all the beatings I had ever endured. I immediately wanted to pour the champagne on his face.
But if I did, Nancy's party would certainly be ruined, and I wouldn't be able to get my mother's necklace back from her. So I had to put up with it.
I tried to leave, but he grabbed my wrist, stopping me.
"If you agree, I will make the prostitute waiting for me at the hotel leave or perhaps we can have a threesome," he said.
I glared at him angrily, resisting the urge to slap him. Then I noticed a man standing not too far behind Mike, staring at me. He was tall, handsome, and dressed in a custom-made black suit that fit his clearly muscular body.
As our eyes met, the man seemed visibly stunned that I caught him staring. I furrowed my brows slightly, wondering how long he had been silently watching this scene unfold.
I glanced at Mike, then back at the other man, and an idea struck me.
"I already have a mate," I said, snatching my wrist from his grasp.
"Liar! No one would willingly be with a wolfless she-wolf," Mike argued.
"You do," I said and pushed him aside. I walked towards the man watching us.
I grabbed the man's tie, forcing him to lower his head slightly, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him, praying he wouldn't push me away.
"I, Alpha Miller, hereby reject you, Isla Higgins, as my mate and Luna of the Pembroke pack," he said with a smirk as his beta pinned me against the wall. My heart shattered into a thousand pieces, and I felt a physical ache in my body as pain penetrated through me. “There is no competition here.” Mora, the girl who had made my life hell since childhood, wrapped herself around my fated mate, and he pulled her into his chest, kissing her with passion and lust. I glared at her in frustration and wished I could punch her fake image. Isla decides to leave the pack after the humiliating rejection and the betrayal. Five years later, she returns to her old pack after her mother falls ill. As she comes to terms with the past and becomes a respected warrior in the Eclipse Moon Pack, secrets and lies are revealed. Isla must decide whether to give her ex-mate a second chance or realize her worth without him.
"If you keep biting your lip like that I won't be able to contain myself." I could feel the warmth of his breath fan over my lips, making me hungry to feel them against me. I bit my lip again as my way of permitting him. He gave me a sexy smirk before he crashed his lips against mine. His hands gripped my hips, lifting me and placing me on the kitchen island. I parted my legs allowing his torso between them as he grabbed my bottom while parting my lips with his tongue. I let him explore my mouth with a soft moan. His hands left my rear, traveling up my thighs, pushing my dress up along the way. He ran his finger over my dampening slit, through my underwear. "You're so wet for me already." He smirked against my lip before biting it lightly. I moaned again at the pleasure his touches and words were bringing me. "I want to know what you taste like, Rose." **** Olive came home one day to find her only long-term boyfriend balls deep inside her roommate. With her heart crushed, her fighting spirit from hell, and her best friend at her side, she sets out to prove a point. She can be with anyone if she wants to be. She finds the hottest guy at the nightclub and has her one-night stand with a stranger. Only it becomes more than just a one-night stand as she runs into him again next weekend while out with Lucas' best friend, Leo. Of course, she wasn't aware of the relationship between Leo and Lucas. Lucas is determined to make her his, but so is Leo. How will these best friends handle fighting for the same girl? Read on to discover how Olive deals with these two new men along with her college studies and family drama. Did I forget to mention these guys are rich beyond reason? Warning:there are plenty of hot and steamy scenes in this book
"I, Gabriel Foster of the Nightfall Pack, hereby announce that my fated mate Raine will be joining our pack. I hope that everyone will treat both Raine and Luna Elena with equal respect in the future." My husband Gabriel had announced in front of all of our pack members on our third wedding anniversary that he had found his fated mate. I stared blankly at the two figures cuddled up in the center of the hall as a wave of numbness washed over me and I listened to all of the members of the pack congratulating them wholeheartedly. Gabriel's so-called Fated Mate, Raine, feigning innocence and vulnerability, handed me a glass of wine. But that glass of wine took my life! Yet, the Moon Goddess decided my story wasn't over. She granted me a second chance. This time, I am determined to peel back the mask of that bitch and make Gabriel experience a regret so profound it will be his living torment!
I yearned to be acknowledged as a deserving Luna, even though the entire pack never addressed me as such. Nevertheless, I persevered, striving for their respect. Within each pack, leaders must earn the pack's allegiance rather than coerce it. Hence, I continued to push myself beyond the limits I had never before explored. Yet, despite my relentless efforts, I was deceived and betrayed. My so-called mate, Brett, and my supposed best friend, Jennifer, shattered my trust. We grew up without parents, but I cared for Jennifer as a sister would. Nevertheless, she plunged a metaphorical knife into my back. Now and future, never again will I allow anyone to exploit my vulnerability, I will reclaim my standing.
"I was the first to kiss her," Bryce brags. "I call her virginity," Ace yells out loudly. "She will love me first," Chris responds angrily. Erica rolls her eyes and stomps her foot. "I hate you! All of you!!" Erica finds herself homeless and without a family after her parents are banished from the West Pack. She is forced to take the only option that is laid out before her. To go to the North Pack and live with the Alpha, Luna, and their Triplet sons. Being no stranger to the North Pack, Erica is aware of just how cruel Ace, Bryce, and Chris can be. But what she doesn't expect is to be stripped of her Beta status and considered a Rogue within the Pack. Shamed and tormented Erica becomes nothing more than a shell of the woman that she used to be. That is until the fateful night that she finds her mate. Will she accept the bond that has been given to her by the Moon Goddess or will she run as far away as she can get?
"Mason, I want to cut all ties with you. No marriage and no bond. We're done," "You want a rejection?" "I know that you have never loved me, Mason... It would be better that we were both free to pursue our own interests." "Freedom? Willow, freedom is a privilege that only good and innocent people have the luxury of. You are neither of those things so what makes you think that I should let you go free?" He sneered. "What do you mean?" I said as my brows creased in confusion. "Isn't it fucking obvious?" Mason mocked as he cracked his knuckles in his hands, "Your parent's hands are stained with the blood of my parents, you don't deserve to be free whilst you atone for their sins?" *** Throughout my year of marriage, I have constantly suffered from the pain of Mate Bond. My mate would sleep with various she-wolves but never spare me a glance. He would allow his lovers to mock and insult me, his wife, his Luna, and he did it all just to inflict pain on me. I couldn't bear it any longer, so I asked to end the relationship, but he refused. Just when I felt pain and confusion, a powerful Lycan King appeared...
I ran after I died. The moon goddess gave me another chance to live. Married to a ruthless Lycan that was rumored to be cursed by the moon goddess herself. But I was killed by his minion... behind the bars of her torment... A new story began and he battled with his demons, in a world where truth was far fetched. I was his pawn, his toy, his game...until I discovered one night, when I was soaked in blood that I regretted the day I met him. I'd given up the Lycan beast, to marry a monster. I fled from the Alpha of Bloodmoon Park, the gruesome Lycan that every person feared, to be with this man that seemed soft at first glance. It made me wonder, what if I had stayed? The gruesome Lycan might be fearsome but I never heard him pierce a woman's heart with his claw. In a world where wolves howled at the moon and the lines between man and beast are blurred, danger lurked through the shadows, after the day I married the beast that visited my bed every night. Caught in a web of betrayal and deceit, the man I had fallen in love with had become the monster I wished I could flee from. A deadly threat to my life especially when I realized he was getting married to my step sister, the same girl that made my life hell when I was an omega. I wished I could get my revenge, but how could I, when I was lying in a pool of my own blood, dead? Will the goddess grant me another chance?
For two years, Ashton had poured his heart into his marriage, yet Emalee's heart remained cold. Despite his dedication, Emalee presented him with divorce papers. She bluntly stated she could not remain married to a man whose net worth was less than a million dollars. Ashton signed the papers, closing one chapter of his life and stepping into a new beginning. Then, Ashton revealed his secret identities: a music mogul, a medical expert, and a martial arts master—each persona impressive enough to stun the world. As Ashton’s true capabilities came to light, Emalee was overwhelmed with deep regret.
Eliza's life was destroyed by them: her boyfriend and her best friend. Five years ago, her boyfriend's career was at its lowest point and Eliza sacrificed everything to support him. However, her best friend fooled Eliza to be a surrogate mother. When her boyfriend led a successful career, he dumped Eliza because she had lost her virginity and had babies. It was just an excuse for the affair between the shameless couple. Losing all interest in life, she agreed to marry Mr. Valentine, a disfigured billionaire who likes to torture women in bed. It was said that his two exes died horribly in bed. Eliza didn't know that Mr. Valentine was the man she used to carry babies for. In this way, she got a handsome husband and a pair of adorable twins... """
Melanie married Ashton out of gratitude, but she quickly found herself entangled in a web of relentless challenges. Despite these struggles, she stayed true to her commitment to the marriage. In the hospital room, Ashton indifferently attempted to draw her blood, disregarding her discomfort. This callous act was a harsh revelation for Melanie, awakening her to the grim reality of their relationship. Resolved to prioritize her own welfare, she decided to sever ties. With newfound resolve, Melanie filed for divorce. In the process, she unveiled her concealed identities, leaving everyone in shock. Throughout these turbulent times, Melanie realized that Derek, Ashton’s uncle, had been discreetly protecting her all along.
The Lloyds' family had only one son, Xavier. He was a billionaire businessman. He was dubbed the "contemporary Midas." They call it the Xavier touch since every firm he owns succeeds. All of his business rivals would do anything, if not everything, to see him lose his touch. His father demanded that she marry soon, or he would find him a wife. But he had no desire to marry. Eunice Dawson, an illegitimate kid, has been living with her father and his family since her mother died. She stated that she intended to lead a normal life. However, things are growing more difficult. Her stepmother and half-sister are not fond of her. Her boyfriend, whom she thought loved her, abandoned her in favor of Irene, her step-sister. Her father was never angry with Irene, instead telling her to just let things go. that her lover was more interested in Irene than in her. She felt lonely and heartbroken. What is Xavier's reason for not desiring a wife? What would happen if Eunice ran away from her father's home?
"Sign the divorce papers and get out!" Leanna got married to pay a debt, but she was betrayed by her husband and shunned by her in-laws. Seeing that her efforts were in vain, she agreed to divorce and claimed her half of the properties. With her purse plump from the settlement, Leanna enjoyed her newfound freedom. The constant harassment from her ex's mistress never fazed her. She took back her identities as top hacker, champion racer, medical professor, and renowned jewelry designer. Then someone discovered her secret. Matthew smiled. "Will you have me as your next husband?"